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The year 1805 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
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- Copley MedalThe Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is also the society's oldest award, the first medal being awarded in 1731. The award was created after a £100 bequest in: Humphry DavySir Humphry Davy ( December 17, 1778 May 29, 1829), often incorrectly spelled Humphrey was an English chemist. He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England. Davy became well known owing to his experiences with the physiological action of some gases, includi
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- February 13February 13 Events Before 1900 1130 Innocent II is voted Pope. 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1633 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. 1668 Spain recognizes Portu - Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, mathematician (died 1859See also Other events of 1859 List of years in science. 1858 in science 1859 in science 1860 in science. The year 1859 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Awards Copley Medal: Wilhelm Weber Wollaston Medal for ge)
- May 12May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). There are 233 days remaining. Events 1191 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 1264 The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Si - William Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton ( August 4, 1805 September 2, 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Hamilton's discovery of quaternions is his best known investigation. Hamilton also contributed to the development of optics, dynamics, an, mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1865See also Other events of 1865 List of years in science. 1864 in science 1865 in science 1866 in science. The year 1865 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. Awards Copley Medal: Michel Chasles Wollaston Medal in Ge)
- December 16 - Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, zoologist (died 1861)
- December 20 - Thomas Graham, chemist (died 1869)
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